Olympian Gods

Ms. Murphy's ELA Class

Olympian Gods - responsibilities of the god, family tree, myth, special powers, symbols.

Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Poseidon, Ares, Artemis, Demeter, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Hermes, Hephaestus.

Please note: Some websites are in disagreement about the original twelve Olympians. A few websites include Demeter, Hestia, Hades, Eros, Hercules, or Leto instead of Artemis, Dionysus, and Hephaestus.

Also note: Dionysus is sometimes spelled Dionysos and Hephasistos is sometimes spelled Hephaestus.

Databases

Please note: You may need open the main page of the Encyclopedia Britannica for Middle School database first before clicking on one of the direct links below.

To cite this source: If you hover your cursor over the box with the check mark in it located in the upper-right of the screen it will say cite. Click on the box and a new box will open on the screen. MLA citation style should be selected from the drop-down box. Then highlight copy and paste all the lines underneath the citation style box.

Encyclopedia Britannica for Middle School

Greek religion: The Gods - Brief explanation of the Olympian gods with links to pages of each of the gods (listed below).

Websites

Ancient History Encyclopedia: The Twelve Olympian Gods collection - Website contains definitions of god names, articles, images, videos, and webpage for each of the gods.

Theoi Project: Olympian Gods & Goddesses - Website has individual pages for each god or goddess which contain explanation of god names, family tree, myth, and more.